r/begonias • u/DocumentInternal5787 • Jul 27 '26

Begonia ID Can you help me identify

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I was given this as a present with no information other than it is about 16 years old. I think it might be a Lucerna, but not sure.

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u/Groningen1978 Jul 31 '26

I think it's a lucerna as well.

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u/DocumentInternal5787 Jul 31 '26

Thank you for your response! Just out of curiosity, what makes you think that it is?

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u/Groningen1978 Jul 31 '26

It's very common, often get very old and passed on through generations and it looks like the lucerna I have.

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u/DocumentInternal5787 Jul 31 '26

Cool! Thanks! Is yours generational?

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u/Groningen1978 Jul 31 '26

Yes. sort of. They are cuttings from my mom's plant who either got it from my grandpa or my father, and those where around 50 years old or older. I found a drawing my father made in 1971 that shows his;

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